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i travel around a lot in virginia and aoss this country, i don't meet a t of victims. rg mts ag nt obama sakinin referencing governor romney's 47% comments. president's speech comes as vice president biden tweeted this picture writing, 40 days. let's do this thing. lois, i feel like we'reeeing a veryse ter swaggerific but a highly confident obama campaign. it is, as we were talking during the break, amazing how much the 47% video has been an inflection point, a real i think turning point in the entire race. >> it's been absolutely amazing. pa of it,eer tng about, is this idea that people are astounded that these words would come out of his mouth, even in a private setting. there are no private settings. and they were disdainful. i an they weren just fact. they just had a kind of lilt t thha aiul. and there are a lot of people out there that are not professional welfare recipients. >> yes. >> people who painfully had to go and get a handout because something happened in their life and it's hard for them to digest this. i will tell you about the swger. ey a nea swaggerin
i travel around a lot in virginia and aoss this country, i don't meet a t of victims. rg mts ag nt obama sakinin referencing governor romney's 47% comments. president's speech comes as vice president biden tweeted this picture writing, 40 days. let's do this thing. lois, i feel like we'reeeing a veryse ter swaggerific but a highly confident obama campaign. it is, as we were talking during the break, amazing how much the 47% video has been an inflection point, a real i think turning point in the...
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we swing at 6.5 points, if that happens romney is looking better in ohio, virginia, colorado, everywhere. >> the obama campaign doesn't make that calculus, because they focus on microtargets in different states. >> they all do. if you move the national number, you move on the swing states. >> the man famgs for breaking the watergate scandal is back somehow taking americans inside the tense debate last summer while the white house and congress tried it to hammer out a debt deal territory that has been covered many, many times. bob woodward's new book is called "the price of politics." it looks at how the administration has repeatedly clashed with republicans over the past three and a half years when it comes to spending and tax policy. woodward sat down with with an sbeer view with abc's diane sawyer. >> you really say in the book nobody nervous dharnlg. is that the president's fault? >> well, my conclusion is president clinton, president reagan and if you look at them and criticize them for lots of things. they by and large worked their will. >> and he did not? >> on this president obama
we swing at 6.5 points, if that happens romney is looking better in ohio, virginia, colorado, everywhere. >> the obama campaign doesn't make that calculus, because they focus on microtargets in different states. >> they all do. if you move the national number, you move on the swing states. >> the man famgs for breaking the watergate scandal is back somehow taking americans inside the tense debate last summer while the white house and congress tried it to hammer out a debt deal...
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virginia virtually tied but romney technically ahead. we thought, all right, let's use these and see if spending really was the deciding factor on the road to 270, what it would mean. just for this week alone, if we give the president the state where he's outspending romney, where would that stand? obviously once you put florida in and florida alone, that's big. but give them colorado, ohio, new hampshire and wisconsin and you see where that puts them at 307 where romney is outspending him, would get him up north carolina, virginia, iowa, nevada, only up to 231. that's what this florida move is so significant. right? if you take florida away from the president and give it to romney, the president would still be there. you see it brings other states in play. this florida move by the president to try to outspend romney there, force him into that state, take him out of other states is one of the more significant tactical things that happened this week. we know we're having a larger conversation, foreign policy, we'll see where that ends up.
virginia virtually tied but romney technically ahead. we thought, all right, let's use these and see if spending really was the deciding factor on the road to 270, what it would mean. just for this week alone, if we give the president the state where he's outspending romney, where would that stand? obviously once you put florida in and florida alone, that's big. but give them colorado, ohio, new hampshire and wisconsin and you see where that puts them at 307 where romney is outspending him,...
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one a day 50+. >>> here in virginia, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts were weak in national security and threaten over 130,000 jobs. here in ohio, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts will weaken national security and threaten over 20,000 ohio jobs. >> those were recent ads released by the romney campaign, attempting to appeal to voters in the swing states of virginia and ohio. the ads may seem target but they are old school compared with the data minding tactics campaigns are using to sway the handful of undecided voters who will determine the election. over the last 12 years a quiet revolution has been taking place in politics and involves a type of political science enabling strategists to figure out how a person will vote before election day. in an article on the romney campaign, sasha issenberg writes, quote -- joining the panel now is sasha issenberg, a columnist slate and author of the book "the victory lab, the secret science of winning campaigns" which goes on sale tomorrow and will continue to boost sal
one a day 50+. >>> here in virginia, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts were weak in national security and threaten over 130,000 jobs. here in ohio, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts will weaken national security and threaten over 20,000 ohio jobs. >> those were recent ads released by the romney campaign, attempting to appeal to voters in the swing states of virginia and ohio. the ads may seem target but they are old school...
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what romney needs to do is get into virginia and run for sheriff. this is not rocket science. matt, assistant formerly to president bush. not just lindsey graham and campaign reporters, a lot of headlines like this one we found from the detroit free press, romney's sparse campaign schedule worries some republicans. it does seem like odd timing for such a gap. what's happening here? >> every candidate is unique and every campaign is different. one thing governor romney realizes with the polling so tight, almost even in most polls, he's looking at this race as potentially similar to 1980 when the polls going into that very first debate less than two weeks away were tight as well between ronald reagan and jimmy carter. i think he's taking the time to do the briefing he needs to knock it out of the park in that first debate because it will be an incredibly important moment in that election. >> you believe in addition to fund-raising he has been spe spending a significant amount of time on debate prep. >> i do. every candidate and campaign is different. i worked on the presidential
what romney needs to do is get into virginia and run for sheriff. this is not rocket science. matt, assistant formerly to president bush. not just lindsey graham and campaign reporters, a lot of headlines like this one we found from the detroit free press, romney's sparse campaign schedule worries some republicans. it does seem like odd timing for such a gap. what's happening here? >> every candidate is unique and every campaign is different. one thing governor romney realizes with the...
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was he trying to be a virginia republican, a national republican or a virginia moderate? >> well, a virginia former chief executive who can sort of steer clear of some of these big partisan debates. i think you see that in massachusetts as well. he certainly did not double down on mitt romney. didn't mention mitt romney. and was very ginger about openly disagreeing with him but certainly didn't want to be cast as part of this 47% argument. so an emphasis on both sides which is interesting about virginia on getting past partisan politics, getting past some of the dysfunction in washington. >> independents are more up for grabs it seems in this senate race than actually in the presidential where obama had opened up a lead on romney but those two were neck and neck. from that's why fiscal issues dominated. also defense cuts a big issue in virginia. >> massachusetts was watching how she was trying to nationalize the race, elizabeth warren. scott brown trying to make it local. how much nationalizing/local did you experience in virginia? >> i think it was a lot more local. nati
was he trying to be a virginia republican, a national republican or a virginia moderate? >> well, a virginia former chief executive who can sort of steer clear of some of these big partisan debates. i think you see that in massachusetts as well. he certainly did not double down on mitt romney. didn't mention mitt romney. and was very ginger about openly disagreeing with him but certainly didn't want to be cast as part of this 47% argument. so an emphasis on both sides which is interesting...
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>> very important here in north carol killer and virginia in particular. she's traveled to both states extensively on her official business focusing on military families. no accident there. thank you very much. see you on the road. >>> up next, the minority report with the president counting on african-americanens and latinos to push him over the top here in north carolina, we'll dig into the race and look at it on a minority versus white premise on all the battleground states. wait until you look at this and understand why the president's team is so confident. first a look ahead at the president's schedule, and mitt romney's schedule today. you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. norfolk, the president, speaking to veterans. mitt romney and paul ryan doing some interviews today. humans -- even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why, at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what else comes standard at libert
>> very important here in north carol killer and virginia in particular. she's traveled to both states extensively on her official business focusing on military families. no accident there. thank you very much. see you on the road. >>> up next, the minority report with the president counting on african-americanens and latinos to push him over the top here in north carolina, we'll dig into the race and look at it on a minority versus white premise on all the battleground states....
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mitt romney has an event in virginia beach. he's down on sunday. we understand he'll appear on "meet the press." no shortages of appearance for both these men over the course of the next several days. >> must see tv for sure. mike, thank you. stay with msnbc for live coverage of today's campaign stop in new hampshire. there it is coming up at 12:20 for you. >>> joining me now is msnbc contributor and former chief economist in economic policy advisor to vice president joe biden. as we dive deeper into these jobs numbers while the unemployment read did drop, job growth was weaker. let's take a look at the gop reaction. mitt romney was fast to say this is more the same for middle class families who are suffering through the worst economic recovery. house speaker john boehner weighed in. and house majority leader, eric cantor saying these jobs numbers aren't good enough. no president has been re-elected with an unemployment rate above that 8% mark. is the president facing a head wind or a tail wind on the direction of the jobs before this election? >>
mitt romney has an event in virginia beach. he's down on sunday. we understand he'll appear on "meet the press." no shortages of appearance for both these men over the course of the next several days. >> must see tv for sure. mike, thank you. stay with msnbc for live coverage of today's campaign stop in new hampshire. there it is coming up at 12:20 for you. >>> joining me now is msnbc contributor and former chief economist in economic policy advisor to vice president...
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counting on you, virginia. we have to win this. get them to join our team. we're going to take back america and make sure that we remain the hope of the earth. >> first lady michelle obama and mitt romney were campaigning today in virginia. and with only 54 days until the election, we have a new nbc/"wall street journal"/marist poll of that state and two other crucial battleground states, florida and ohio. joining me now to take us through the numbers is nbc political director and host of nbc's "daily rundown," chuck todd. what do we have to know about this poll? >> part of me wants to call these states the iron triangle of the battleground, if you will. it feels like all of the ways to 270 all go through these three states first. but let me start in virginia. this is where the president is sitting at a five-point lead. 49-44. ohio, his lead is a couple of points higher, 53 to 43. florida, on identical, 49-44, to what it is in virginia. all of these three states have the president sitting at 49 or 50. all of th
counting on you, virginia. we have to win this. get them to join our team. we're going to take back america and make sure that we remain the hope of the earth. >> first lady michelle obama and mitt romney were campaigning today in virginia. and with only 54 days until the election, we have a new nbc/"wall street journal"/marist poll of that state and two other crucial battleground states, florida and ohio. joining me now to take us through the numbers is nbc political director...
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ripping into mitt romney's latest line of attack in an afternoon campaign stop speaking at a rally in virginia. the president said this of romney's accusations that he's given up on changing washington. >> i made this same point in a town hall in florida. i said one thing i've learned is that you can't change washington just from the inside. for some reason my opponent got really excited. he rewrote his speech real quick. he stood up at a rally, proudly declared, i'll get the job done from the inside. what kind of inside job is he talking about? >> this started when governor romney's team tried to get traction by going after the president 'remarks he made at the univision forum regarding bringing change to washington. >> i learned lesson over the last four years, and the most important lessons i've learned is you can't change washington from the inside. >> the president today threw in the white flag of surrender again. >> here's one of the problems. four years ago governor romney said this while running for the republican nomination against senator john mccain. >> i believe that at this time t
ripping into mitt romney's latest line of attack in an afternoon campaign stop speaking at a rally in virginia. the president said this of romney's accusations that he's given up on changing washington. >> i made this same point in a town hall in florida. i said one thing i've learned is that you can't change washington just from the inside. for some reason my opponent got really excited. he rewrote his speech real quick. he stood up at a rally, proudly declared, i'll get the job done...
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i think e has to win probably virginia and florida as well. and i tlink's a couple of keys right now to mitt romney. you know, we saw in the primary. n t ln etch a the priryou sketch and change where you're going. think they're a little bit at that point where they've got to get a little sharper message. i think number one, they've got to get to know mitt romney more personally, not just as a ceo, but what kind of person he's li. nueeo, ty e put ideas out there that they're running on to get people excited about where they're going in the country, not just be a professional critic of the president. >> one of questions is whether or not he's playing it too safe. he's sitting back, letting the events lay out and he shouldn't get too complacent. when they say where is the audacity of barack obama, is it a fair question? cessarily a fair question. i understand why people say it because when you won the first time, especially as the president did in 2008, the excitement, the energy, the fire, i mean it was a -igetiypf election. generations are not
i think e has to win probably virginia and florida as well. and i tlink's a couple of keys right now to mitt romney. you know, we saw in the primary. n t ln etch a the priryou sketch and change where you're going. think they're a little bit at that point where they've got to get a little sharper message. i think number one, they've got to get to know mitt romney more personally, not just as a ceo, but what kind of person he's li. nueeo, ty e put ideas out there that they're running on to get...
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joining us now is congressman jim moran who is a democrat from virginia. good afternoon, sir. >> good afternoon, martin. >> i have to begin, sir, by getting your reaction to mitt romney's tax returns being released today. somewhat belatedly and only one more year, but what are your thoughts? >> well, it raises so many questions, martin. for one thing, as you know, you can revise your tax returns after the fact if you pay too much in taxes. i'd like to know if he's not elected president, which is probably going to be the case, does he intend to revise his tax returns so that he will pay even less taxes? i'd like to know with regard to the millions of dollars that he's deducted from his u.s. tax return because of foreign taxes paid, what was paid in the way of foreign taxes? >> yes, sir, because actually mr. romney has voluntarily overpaid something like $2.5 million in order that his total amount in percentage terms would be just over 14% so he may well seek to get that back at some point i guess so he will be back down to the original which should have bee
joining us now is congressman jim moran who is a democrat from virginia. good afternoon, sir. >> good afternoon, martin. >> i have to begin, sir, by getting your reaction to mitt romney's tax returns being released today. somewhat belatedly and only one more year, but what are your thoughts? >> well, it raises so many questions, martin. for one thing, as you know, you can revise your tax returns after the fact if you pay too much in taxes. i'd like to know if he's not elected...
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and in virginia, a new poll from suffolk university/nbc 12 puts obama slightly ahead of romney, also within the margin of error. so, how can romney turn it around? it may not be easy. some people within this romney campaign have concluded he's not actually a very good politician. here's what one romney official explained to politico. he said -- now romney's former rival newt gingrich doesn't go quite that far, but he says that romney needs to reform his thinking. >> i think they're only now beginning to come to grips with the general election. they had a very -- >> scary -- >> they had a very successful primary strategy. in a primary you can raise enough money to build a motor boat and drive to where you want to get to in the primary. in the general election you're like a sail boat. the system is so much bigger than you. >> it is hard to go from a motor boat to a sail boat, known who is familiar with yachting knows that. ben smith, i want to go right to you and talk about sort of the problem facing this campaign. first, when is the last time that governor mitt romney gave a speech or
and in virginia, a new poll from suffolk university/nbc 12 puts obama slightly ahead of romney, also within the margin of error. so, how can romney turn it around? it may not be easy. some people within this romney campaign have concluded he's not actually a very good politician. here's what one romney official explained to politico. he said -- now romney's former rival newt gingrich doesn't go quite that far, but he says that romney needs to reform his thinking. >> i think they're only...
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of course, virginia, leads the way with eight presidents. washington, jefferson, madison, monroe, harrison, tyler, taylor and then, of course, only one in the 20th century, woodrow do you have a trivia question we should use? e-mail us. we'll be right back. does your phone give you all day battery life ? droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? launch cab4me. droid does. keep left at the fork. does it do turn-by-turn navigation ? droid does. with verizon, america's largest 4g lte network, and motorola, droid does. get $100 off select motorola 4g lte smartphones like the droid razr. like a squirrel stashes nuts, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® liquid gels. nothing starts working faster than zyrtec® at relieving your allergy symptoms for 24 hours. zyrtec®. love the air. >>> let's bring back the panel. we've talked about romney sort of undersieging his own campaign. but it's a full-fledged foreign policy crisis going on right now. if these protests don't go away soon, this becomes a bigger a
of course, virginia, leads the way with eight presidents. washington, jefferson, madison, monroe, harrison, tyler, taylor and then, of course, only one in the 20th century, woodrow do you have a trivia question we should use? e-mail us. we'll be right back. does your phone give you all day battery life ? droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? launch cab4me. droid does. keep left at the fork. does it do turn-by-turn navigation ? droid does. with verizon,...
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obama up seven in ohio, five in florida, three in virginia. >> well, it's not good. i men when you see the polls. and they mirror the polling we had done with nbc/"wall street journal"/marist a week ago, showed the same numbers. we'll have new polls tonight at 6:30 on some other key states in iowa, wisconsin, and colorado. and those are going to be states that we're going to be interested to see just where is this race moving, or is it moving at all? and the fact is, i mean, they really are looking at these numbers. they know what's happening here. and they -- that's why you're seeing a bus tour that they're trying to roll out and some of the other things. this -- these three states, with florida, virginia, and ohio, more than half of all money spend in campaign advertising has come from just those three states. >> remarkable. >> more than $300 million spent between the outside groups and the campaigns, you know, so of the 620 million or so. so these are the key states, if you're going to look at any three, they are the ones to watch. >> follow the money, the famous
obama up seven in ohio, five in florida, three in virginia. >> well, it's not good. i men when you see the polls. and they mirror the polling we had done with nbc/"wall street journal"/marist a week ago, showed the same numbers. we'll have new polls tonight at 6:30 on some other key states in iowa, wisconsin, and colorado. and those are going to be states that we're going to be interested to see just where is this race moving, or is it moving at all? and the fact is, i mean,...
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seen it certainly from governor romney over the weekend campaigning in the military heavy state of virginia and certainly in the senate race in that state, george allen using it against him. it does ignore the fact that republicans including governor romney's running mate voted for the deal. they didn't want the sequester to go into effect. they wanted the -- you know cut some deal that would prevent the cuts, but like you said, they voted for it. there was an agreement between the two parties. for them to use this right now does raise questions about the original vote. >> jonathan martin, thank you very much for our politico briefing today. mitt romney defends not talking about afghanistan at the convention while in the war zone the taliban makes a new threat. plus, talks are under way to get chicago teachers back to work. we've got the very latest from chicago. send me your thoughts on facebook and twitte twitter @mitchellreports. this is "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. does your phone give you all day battery life ? droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning you
seen it certainly from governor romney over the weekend campaigning in the military heavy state of virginia and certainly in the senate race in that state, george allen using it against him. it does ignore the fact that republicans including governor romney's running mate voted for the deal. they didn't want the sequester to go into effect. they wanted the -- you know cut some deal that would prevent the cuts, but like you said, they voted for it. there was an agreement between the two parties....
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he's barnstorms through iowa, virginia, colorado. over the last week, he travels to ohio today and returns to virginia tomorrow before coming to north carolina. also a new ad out this morning called heavy load airing in six battleground states. the obama campaign attacks romney's tax plan and makes the middle class appeal. we'll hear from democrats all week. >> the middle class is carrying a heavy load in america, but mitt romney doesn't see it. romney hits the middle class harder and hits millionaires with a bigger break. is that the way forward for america? >> even as the president tries to cast this campaign as a choice between two competing igs visions for america, where it comes to the question whether americans are better off than they were four years ago, the obama campaign remains a little on the defensive, or at least they did sunday. take a listen. >> -- we were this close to a great depression because the leadership of this president, we stayed that off, we're in the beginning of recovery. >> are we where we need to be, no
he's barnstorms through iowa, virginia, colorado. over the last week, he travels to ohio today and returns to virginia tomorrow before coming to north carolina. also a new ad out this morning called heavy load airing in six battleground states. the obama campaign attacks romney's tax plan and makes the middle class appeal. we'll hear from democrats all week. >> the middle class is carrying a heavy load in america, but mitt romney doesn't see it. romney hits the middle class harder and...
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and tom davis, former republican congressman from virginia. gentlemen, welcome to you both. >> let's look at this electoral map here, there is an easier path to 2780 for the president right now in states like virginia. they lost it by 270,000 votes four years ago. i don't think obama can get the college turnouts. and i think romney is going to cut into the northern margin substance staley. i think the -- more promise, this equestering can put a big cloud over all the workers and defense workers, what's going to happen to them after november. >> all the demographics how you have to go about changing virginia. look at unemployment, it's low. they're not having as much of a problem as the rest of the nation. it's raising a huge question for federal workers as to who's going to get cut. demographics have changed, the republicans need to understand there's a very multi ethnic area. fairfax county, the largers jurisdiction in the state. so they have to address those issues and they're doing a great job, i think. >> romnalex, if people know pennsylva
and tom davis, former republican congressman from virginia. gentlemen, welcome to you both. >> let's look at this electoral map here, there is an easier path to 2780 for the president right now in states like virginia. they lost it by 270,000 votes four years ago. i don't think obama can get the college turnouts. and i think romney is going to cut into the northern margin substance staley. i think the -- more promise, this equestering can put a big cloud over all the workers and defense...
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florida, ohio, and virginia. to what can we attribute the president's bounce in these states? >> i think the convention was certainly a turning point. republicans are calling this the sugar high from the democratic conventions. and the big speech obviously there in addition to barack obama's was bill clinton's well received speech, the obama campaign knows that that played really well. they focus group and test everything. and the ad that you've seen more all over the country from the obama campaign is this choice ad where you see bill clinton talking about the choice in this election. the obama campaign out with an ad just this morning that also brings bill clinton in. and then pivots to barack obama. so the obama campaign really playing up the clinton speech. and i think the romney campaign if they wind up losing will look back three months and say what a that is it was to build up bill clinton as this truth sayer for the republican party to say, oh, barack obama's in the like bill clinton. the problem is bill clinton's alive and he can speak for himself. it's not the same a
florida, ohio, and virginia. to what can we attribute the president's bounce in these states? >> i think the convention was certainly a turning point. republicans are calling this the sugar high from the democratic conventions. and the big speech obviously there in addition to barack obama's was bill clinton's well received speech, the obama campaign knows that that played really well. they focus group and test everything. and the ad that you've seen more all over the country from the...
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he leads romney in wisconsin and virginia. romney ahead by one point in colorado where he led by ten points we should point out in august. president obama is up by 13 among women in colorado. a majority of voters say president obama is the candidate who most cares about their needs and problems. romney received lower marks saying the former massachusetts governor, not concerned. a new nbc wall street journal poll shows president obama benefiting from optimism on the economy and the direction of the country. the obama/biden ticket leaves romney/ryan among likely voters, 50% to 45% in a national survey. head-to-head. president obama's job approval reached the 50% mark. 48% disapprove of the job he's doing. on the direction of the country, 39% say the country is headed in the right direction. 55% say the wrong track. it's a seven point improvement from last month. on the economy, 42% say the economy will get better in 12 months. it's the highest number they have seen in two and a half years. when asked which is better to handle t
he leads romney in wisconsin and virginia. romney ahead by one point in colorado where he led by ten points we should point out in august. president obama is up by 13 among women in colorado. a majority of voters say president obama is the candidate who most cares about their needs and problems. romney received lower marks saying the former massachusetts governor, not concerned. a new nbc wall street journal poll shows president obama benefiting from optimism on the economy and the direction of...
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they had some 60,000, 65,000 north carolinana sen virginias coming in, earned their right to get a ticket for this. the question is where do they put them? i can tell you, convention planners are in a meeting to see if they get lucky, vice president biden and president obama will speak inside the time warner center. if they get lucky, they have a whole bunch of concerts planned, do they go back out there if somehow the rain clears up at night and at least give some entertainment for the 50 to 60,000 that made plans to watch the speech. big organizational blow to the obama campaign. >> it's a very different visual when you have the inside of that auditorium and then you have this big open air. we saw it in 2008. how big of a blow is it? and what does it mean to even how you deliver that speech? >> look, i think on television it's minimal. i think, you're setting -- you create these visuals for television. the thing that really hurts the obama campaign is the open air event they put on in denver when they were able to get 70,000, 80,000 coloradons and used it before candidate obama spoke, g
they had some 60,000, 65,000 north carolinana sen virginias coming in, earned their right to get a ticket for this. the question is where do they put them? i can tell you, convention planners are in a meeting to see if they get lucky, vice president biden and president obama will speak inside the time warner center. if they get lucky, they have a whole bunch of concerts planned, do they go back out there if somehow the rain clears up at night and at least give some entertainment for the 50 to...
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it's not true of the two governors in new jersey and virginia that i helped get elected. and that a lot of folks around the country rallied around because of their ideas about the role of government. so i take your point. i mean, in a broader scale. it goes to something i was saying in our last segment about where the electorate is moving and they are a little more active, more engaged. whether you agree or disagree with tea party or out of plccup street there is a synergy beyond the big bucks. as they're beginning to know aurl the campaign money flowing into the super pacs doesn't seem to be having the kind of impact on the voters that they thought it would be having at the presidential level. >> i don't think we have to speculate about what's going to happen if obama wins. the far right of the party that's been driving the election has been out in the last couple weeks preparing everybody for what their line is going to be, which is mitt romney blew it. he's inept, he's too moderate, doesn't champion -- didn't double down on this stuff and they're preparing us for their
it's not true of the two governors in new jersey and virginia that i helped get elected. and that a lot of folks around the country rallied around because of their ideas about the role of government. so i take your point. i mean, in a broader scale. it goes to something i was saying in our last segment about where the electorate is moving and they are a little more active, more engaged. whether you agree or disagree with tea party or out of plccup street there is a synergy beyond the big bucks....
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to florida, the firm was hired to register republican voters in nevada, north carolina, colorado and virginia. now, if you have been following along with our updates this week in voter suppression, you already know that all five of those states are among those whose primarily republican led legislatures introduced bills restricting access to voting since 2011. if those laws are so restrictive, how could these cases that look like fraud slip through the cracks? here is the explanation, because none of those laws were designed to stop the kind of fraud that is happening in florida. not voter i.d. laws or reducing early voting or proof of citizenship laws or creating barriers to restoring rights to ex-felons, not even the voter registration law that are aimed at making voting more difficult, not less fraudulent. in addition to existing a problem where no problem exists, they completely ignore a problem where there may be one. >>> in pennsylvania, they were creating a problem where there wasn't one before. this is a list given to us by philadelphia based watchdog group, the committee of seventy.
to florida, the firm was hired to register republican voters in nevada, north carolina, colorado and virginia. now, if you have been following along with our updates this week in voter suppression, you already know that all five of those states are among those whose primarily republican led legislatures introduced bills restricting access to voting since 2011. if those laws are so restrictive, how could these cases that look like fraud slip through the cracks? here is the explanation, because...
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a theme that the president himself anticipated earlier today at a rally in norfolk, virginia, where he drew a sharp contrast with his republican rival, mitt romney. >> i mean, think about it. a plan that says we're going to make middle-class families pay for another budget-busting, $250,000 tax cut, for people making $3 million a year or more, that not really persuasive to most people. >> while the president was delivering that line, mitt romney's been up in vermont this afternoon, working on his powers of persuasion, fine tuning his debate preparations and leaving hatchet man paul ryan to do the dirty work on the campaign trail as today in battleground ohio. >> the biggest threat to medicare is obama care and one of the biggest threats to job creation is obama care. so for the sake of medicare, and for the sake of jobs, we are going to repeal and replace obama care. >> what a line. i wonder why he doesn't use that more often. of course. that was mr. ryan's well rehearsed stump speech. like a p 90 x for the truth where he bends and stretches his way around the facts, he gets even more
a theme that the president himself anticipated earlier today at a rally in norfolk, virginia, where he drew a sharp contrast with his republican rival, mitt romney. >> i mean, think about it. a plan that says we're going to make middle-class families pay for another budget-busting, $250,000 tax cut, for people making $3 million a year or more, that not really persuasive to most people. >> while the president was delivering that line, mitt romney's been up in vermont this afternoon,...
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what will that do to politics in virginia if the president holds that lead and wins virginia as he did in '08 and what does it do? >> well, history says as far as politics in virginia, whoever wins the president a.m. campaign, the next year, the opposite party, you know exwins the gub nat tore y'all mansion and you know, that's what it says but the deal is what it says for virginia and this is what we are betting on in the cantor election. i mean, we are in a very red district, plus 12 district, where eric captor is not sitting very pretty. we are betting. this is what we have got to bet on, you know, in the presidential campaign that virginia -- instead of voting red or blue, they will vote red, white and blue. and, you know, we have got a history of doing it. i mean, in 2008, barack obama in this tough district we are in got 46% of the vote, but at the same time, mark warner got 60% of the vote. and i think you're going to see -- i think you're gonna see the president continue to pull away because he has something that romney can never, never, ever, ever capture. that's momentum. and
what will that do to politics in virginia if the president holds that lead and wins virginia as he did in '08 and what does it do? >> well, history says as far as politics in virginia, whoever wins the president a.m. campaign, the next year, the opposite party, you know exwins the gub nat tore y'all mansion and you know, that's what it says but the deal is what it says for virginia and this is what we are betting on in the cantor election. i mean, we are in a very red district, plus 12...
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in virginia, 13. other polls have shown president obama's advantage on medicare has grown significantly since ryan joined the ticket. so let's go back to this again, trying to figure this out. he bought into a guy who was known primarily for this voucher plan, getting rid of medicare as we know it. basically go to a doctor and the bills are paid by medicare. you can't beat a system like that, joy-ann, i don't think on this planet earth and have something paid for when you go to do it. there's nothing like it. >> and -- >> why would anybody want to change it? nobody would want to change it. >> chris, i think what's worse than that is they tried to be too cute with it. they said they're not going to touch anybody over 55. people over 55 understand their children are future seniors. they don't want to get rid of the program period. it's not they're going to be selfish and say as long as you don't touch my medicare, go ahead, turn it into a voucher. seniors don't like the idea of changing the program for
in virginia, 13. other polls have shown president obama's advantage on medicare has grown significantly since ryan joined the ticket. so let's go back to this again, trying to figure this out. he bought into a guy who was known primarily for this voucher plan, getting rid of medicare as we know it. basically go to a doctor and the bills are paid by medicare. you can't beat a system like that, joy-ann, i don't think on this planet earth and have something paid for when you go to do it. there's...
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virginia tech gets a scare, but pulls out the win, 20-17 in ot. >>> mardy fish pulled out from the u.s. open from health care concerns and serena williams won in straight sets. >>> golf final round of the deutsche bank championship, tiger woods was in the hunt until the end, his chip on 15th lips out, he finished in third place and with it becomes the first golfer to surpass the $100 million mark in career earnings. the day belonged to rory mcilroy, a long birdie attempt at 18, he stalls it at the cup. >>> baseball, a pair of walkoffs out west, dodgers and padres tied 3-3 in the 11th, two on for aj ellis, he delivers, slaps an rbi single to right. in comes eeth year, dodgers win it 4-3 in 11. >>> in san francisco, the giants were using the force against the d'backs, buster posey rips a single past third, in comes the tying run, we're off to extras. marco scutaro, giants beat arizona 9-8 in ten. that's your first look at sports. >>> for another look at the weather, we check back in with nbc meteorologist, bill karins is tracking the storms on the east coast. >> one of the bad hair days
virginia tech gets a scare, but pulls out the win, 20-17 in ot. >>> mardy fish pulled out from the u.s. open from health care concerns and serena williams won in straight sets. >>> golf final round of the deutsche bank championship, tiger woods was in the hunt until the end, his chip on 15th lips out, he finished in third place and with it becomes the first golfer to surpass the $100 million mark in career earnings. the day belonged to rory mcilroy, a long birdie attempt at...
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virginia tech trailing by three in the fourth quarter, but logan thomas putting the hokies back on top, a 42-yard touchdown to dmitri knowles. it puts tech up after a georgia tech touchdown with 44 seconds, the hokies down three, three seconds left, cody jarnell sends it to overtime with his field goal. after a good-looking drive led by thomas and virginia tech it's jarnell again with a chip shot, 17 yards out, that's the game winner. he redeems himself. he missed an earlier one in the game. plays a hero, virginia tech holds on for the 20-17 win. >>> a little golf, final round of the deutsche bank championship up in boston. louis ust hazen, this tee shot on the par 4, fifth will cost him a couple of strokes, that's ugly, way off the fairway into the woods, double-boeing idea that. rory mcilroy back in the hunt with a share of the lead. capitalizing on a beauty of the par 4, 6th. mcilroy could tap that one in for birdie. moves into the outright lead at nine under. tiger woods, four strokes back, trying to make a move. his chip shot for birdie spins off the lip of the cup. finishes third
virginia tech trailing by three in the fourth quarter, but logan thomas putting the hokies back on top, a 42-yard touchdown to dmitri knowles. it puts tech up after a georgia tech touchdown with 44 seconds, the hokies down three, three seconds left, cody jarnell sends it to overtime with his field goal. after a good-looking drive led by thomas and virginia tech it's jarnell again with a chip shot, 17 yards out, that's the game winner. he redeems himself. he missed an earlier one in the game....
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he was reminded of that by a man po.se family has done the in virginia today, center wepp said this good the people that mitt romney this of as takers. >> i grew up in the military. my dad was a pilot and i was a mane. my brother and son was a marine. i' wd o veteran's issues all of my adult life. governor romney and i are right about t same age young guys. like mlion we came to adu adulthood facing the reality of the war. 2.7 million wept to war. took the lives of young americans and cost 300,000 riheea that i was in vietnam, 1969 our country lost twice as many dead as we have lost in iraq afghanistan combined over the past ten years of war. 68 was wseas t same. and there was not a day that goes by that i do not think about the young marines that i was privileged to lead. they have lived lives of courage both in comtndfthe return. many of them were derided by their own peers for havg served. but in receiving veteran's benefits theyot takers they are givers in the ultimate sense of the word. there is a saying, all gave some, some gave all. it is a heart of a tradition ere and independenc
he was reminded of that by a man po.se family has done the in virginia today, center wepp said this good the people that mitt romney this of as takers. >> i grew up in the military. my dad was a pilot and i was a mane. my brother and son was a marine. i' wd o veteran's issues all of my adult life. governor romney and i are right about t same age young guys. like mlion we came to adu adulthood facing the reality of the war. 2.7 million wept to war. took the lives of young americans and...
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he was in virginia beach. i was covering him there and he started to sort of delve into the culture war, talk about god, talk about politics and if we are waging over in god we trust on the currency. i think that's what he sees that he needs to do. in a state like virginia, though, the population of voters go to the polls, 20% of those voters are going to be african-american. the latest polls out of virginia show about 3% of african-americans in virginia actually support romney. so in some ways i think he's seeded that african-american vote so i think he's got to turn to the real, you know, right wing base of that party. you saw, for instance, pat robertson at that speech. and on the other hand he also seems to be tacking towards the middle in talking about the health care and of course he back pedalled against that as well. >> well, let me ask you, in these battleground states, the president is leading in new hampshire, nevada, colorado, florida, iowa, ohio, virginia, and wisconsin. romney is leading only in
he was in virginia beach. i was covering him there and he started to sort of delve into the culture war, talk about god, talk about politics and if we are waging over in god we trust on the currency. i think that's what he sees that he needs to do. in a state like virginia, though, the population of voters go to the polls, 20% of those voters are going to be african-american. the latest polls out of virginia show about 3% of african-americans in virginia actually support romney. so in some ways...
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also in virginia by the same margin. and in ohio, president obama hits 50%. he's seven points ahead of mitt romney there. mitt romney had trouble courting the conservative base. can he count on them to push him through the general election? we'll talk to tony perkins. they have a big event in d.c. this weekend. and also thoughts about secrecy, drones and tax returns. and you might be surprised about what he has to say a little bit later, the president pulling out some serious star power to bring some serious cash. how many millions will two of the biggest names on the planet be able to pull in? copd makes it hard to breathe, but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking ad
also in virginia by the same margin. and in ohio, president obama hits 50%. he's seven points ahead of mitt romney there. mitt romney had trouble courting the conservative base. can he count on them to push him through the general election? we'll talk to tony perkins. they have a big event in d.c. this weekend. and also thoughts about secrecy, drones and tax returns. and you might be surprised about what he has to say a little bit later, the president pulling out some serious star power to...
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west virginia had just less than 50%. arkansas, 52.5%. >>> carinsurance.com's automotive misery index considers how much it costs for you to drive like for gasoline, insurance and whatnot. where do motorists have the worst of it? mississippi. the best? new hampshire. >>> what you want? what you want? what you want? >> okay. what do i want? this two-second clip that we had to put on a loop is the top rated video right now on buzzfeed.com. tops on itunes, gangnam style. we're styling to the break on "weekends with alex witt." this is so much fun. ♪ i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! why does my mouth feel dryer than i remember it to be? there are more people taking more medication, so we see people suffering from dry mouth more so. we may see more cavities, bad bre
west virginia had just less than 50%. arkansas, 52.5%. >>> carinsurance.com's automotive misery index considers how much it costs for you to drive like for gasoline, insurance and whatnot. where do motorists have the worst of it? mississippi. the best? new hampshire. >>> what you want? what you want? what you want? >> okay. what do i want? this two-second clip that we had to put on a loop is the top rated video right now on buzzfeed.com. tops on itunes, gangnam style....
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that's about to happen to a virginia woman. she bought this painting at a flea market a year and a half ago. was going to throw the painting away and keep the frame when her mother told her, you might want to verify it before trashing it. it is an original, a french renoir. the painting goes up on the auction block at the end of the month. millions of dollars, i'm sure. with the spark cash card from capital one, sven's home security gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! woo-hoo!!! so that's ten security gators, right? put them on my spark card! why settle for less? testing hot tar... great businesses deserve the most rewards! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day! what's in your wallet? here's your invoice. [ male announcer ] you've reached the age where you don't back down from a
that's about to happen to a virginia woman. she bought this painting at a flea market a year and a half ago. was going to throw the painting away and keep the frame when her mother told her, you might want to verify it before trashing it. it is an original, a french renoir. the painting goes up on the auction block at the end of the month. millions of dollars, i'm sure. with the spark cash card from capital one, sven's home security gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! how...
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ohio, florida, virginia depending on the polls he is down in all three of them. in ohio in particular. he can't win this election if he doesn't win ohio. the path becomes very difficult. so if you see this lead grow, that's a problem. i think what governor romney has -- i think governor christie is right. he has to go out there and make his hard case. the problem governor romney has is the policies and the vision he is selling is not necessarily what the american people want to buy. and that i think is the fundamental problem with the romney campaign. >> chip, is that it? is that the fundamental problem beyond the perceived gaffes? >> well yaerks. i think the fundamental problem is pretty simple. we talked about your psychologist talked about it. mitt romney really does have a challenge connecting to people but his issues are right. i disagree with chris on that. his issues should be about the economy. unemployment is higher. a gallon of gas is $4 a gallon. it was $1.89 when he took office. there is a $16 trillion debt of what he added $4.5 trillion. these are hu
ohio, florida, virginia depending on the polls he is down in all three of them. in ohio in particular. he can't win this election if he doesn't win ohio. the path becomes very difficult. so if you see this lead grow, that's a problem. i think what governor romney has -- i think governor christie is right. he has to go out there and make his hard case. the problem governor romney has is the policies and the vision he is selling is not necessarily what the american people want to buy. and that i...
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in virginia beach at an amphitheater there. that being one of the largest military communities in th country. at the same time, mitt romney is going to address vets at an american legion post in ringfield. romney still has this h money advantage, so how does he turn this thing around to make it worth his while with all that cash in reserves, can he be able to pull through in virginia and take it to other places like north carolina? >> well, i think one of the thgs you see them doing already is doing the me direct ad of crs tre he's looking directly at the camera talking out his empathy, casting himself as a compassi compassionate person. i think you will obviously see that. and there are obviously looking at the debates as well as real chance t clarify the sitis. d democrats have really run an inaccurate campaign and they feel like the debates will be their first chance to really go one-on-one and really point up the contrast, make this a referendum. the question will be will these y sa tve ton hamu of money they can spend in t
in virginia beach at an amphitheater there. that being one of the largest military communities in th country. at the same time, mitt romney is going to address vets at an american legion post in ringfield. romney still has this h money advantage, so how does he turn this thing around to make it worth his while with all that cash in reserves, can he be able to pull through in virginia and take it to other places like north carolina? >> well, i think one of the thgs you see them doing...
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suburb of fair fax, virginia. this rally one day after romney doubled down on his criticism of the president's response to the tragedy in libya and one day after the president said romney, quote, shoots first and aims later. peter alexander is traveling with the romney campaign. so can we expect to hear romney triple town on his criticism today, fire back on the presidented for what he had to say to steve kroft? >> reporter: i think we can. if you can confine what we'll hear over the course of the day, it will be strength. they are going to own the remarks of mitt romney over the last 24 hours, his comments following the recent attacks. senior adviser telling us that those recent at it tacks are a stark reminder that american leadership is needed both abroad and economic leadership is needed here at home. remember, this is a candidate whose own book was titled no apology. and on the issue of foreign policy, this campaign has made no apologies even after questioning london in advance of the olympics. there for its
suburb of fair fax, virginia. this rally one day after romney doubled down on his criticism of the president's response to the tragedy in libya and one day after the president said romney, quote, shoots first and aims later. peter alexander is traveling with the romney campaign. so can we expect to hear romney triple town on his criticism today, fire back on the presidented for what he had to say to steve kroft? >> reporter: i think we can. if you can confine what we'll hear over the...
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new suffolk university poll showing president obama in virginia up by two points. also brand new nbc/"wall street journal" marist polling on three other swing states showing president obama in nevada up by two. showing present obama in new hampshire up by seven. d inest a north carolina also up by two. because early voting has already started in a majority of swing states, and in a majority of states, period, it's not just a get excited cliche now to say election day is upon us. really,serusseriously. get excited. 's un us adyrt you can tell it's already started is in part because we're in the triage period of the call pain. the time of the election year when people who are spending money in hopes of effecting the election's outcome start cutting their losses hedging their bets anuse their money instead in es they think wilmake dien "the hill" newspaper reporting this week the republican party's house campgn committee had not yet reserved any ad time for a handful of incumbent republican congressmen. a sign that, quote, congssme ueion -- canceled two weeks of its s
new suffolk university poll showing president obama in virginia up by two points. also brand new nbc/"wall street journal" marist polling on three other swing states showing president obama in nevada up by two. showing present obama in new hampshire up by seven. d inest a north carolina also up by two. because early voting has already started in a majority of swing states, and in a majority of states, period, it's not just a get excited cliche now to say election day is upon us....
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let's also talk about virginia as well. the president was able to turn both of those states for years ago. you mentioned that he's down -- president obama down in north carolina. how is he looking in virginia? and how is he looking also out west in colorado and nevada? >> well, he is -- it's a dead heat in virginia. and you have a very tough senate race there with tim king and george allen coming into play. in virginia, we're seeing a lot of this outside money and this dark money getting dumped that is keeping this state so tight. in colorado, this is a state where obama has had a lot of success and he's got a slight edge out there right now. what you're going to see if all these states is president obama's campaign and the democrats launching just as many ads and going toe-to-toe with romney and the republicans because they can't afford to let the republicans spend all this money unanswered. >> andy kroll, thank you. >>> the latest gallup daily tracking poll showing president obama opening up a five-point lead over mitt ro
let's also talk about virginia as well. the president was able to turn both of those states for years ago. you mentioned that he's down -- president obama down in north carolina. how is he looking in virginia? and how is he looking also out west in colorado and nevada? >> well, he is -- it's a dead heat in virginia. and you have a very tough senate race there with tim king and george allen coming into play. in virginia, we're seeing a lot of this outside money and this dark money getting...
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he's losing virginia overall by 5 points but virginia women by 14. he's losing ohio by 7 points overall, but he's losing ohio women by 16 points. nationally in the new nbc news poll just released tonight, he's losing women across the country by 10 points. so it is awful among women nationally but it is worse in the swing states. and that's not just a liberal take on the numbers, those are the numbers. they're just terrible for him of the so even as he's dealing with all these other new crises, this most recent tape of him, even as he's dealing with these new problems, mr. romney still has all his old problems to work on, too. and one of his worst old problems is women. so today in the midst of everything else, the campaign very quietly started airing this. this is mr. romney's new hello babies add. the phrase hello babies was coined by one cat.com, but it's less awkward language than the language which this ad actually starts. >> dear daughter, welcome to america. your share of obama's debt is $50,000 and it grows every day. welcome daughter. >> to t
he's losing virginia overall by 5 points but virginia women by 14. he's losing ohio by 7 points overall, but he's losing ohio women by 16 points. nationally in the new nbc news poll just released tonight, he's losing women across the country by 10 points. so it is awful among women nationally but it is worse in the swing states. and that's not just a liberal take on the numbers, those are the numbers. they're just terrible for him of the so even as he's dealing with all these other new crises,...
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virginia, you know, what in virginia? and that's -- you know, the secret to virginia for the president is that, romney and ryan are basically alienating federal workers in virginia. saying we're going to cut the size of government. that's going over well there. plus the demographic divide in the state that i think president obama is uniquely able to exploit. and i think that that's why he's leading. >> so has mitt romney's message, how does it stay -- >> i was in ohio a few weeks ago, and you really see what we're talking ak. there was a joint meeting between kasich and romney and romney was saying to the audience, how terrible, it's awful. practically out of a movie in the '30s and casey would say, you young people, this economy son its way back. i was told, the romney people weren't entirely thrilled about that message, and it's a trick. i mean, it's a -- >> republicans have been trying to argue, hey, look at republican governor, and things are improving whether it's republican governors -- they're trying to figure ow h
virginia, you know, what in virginia? and that's -- you know, the secret to virginia for the president is that, romney and ryan are basically alienating federal workers in virginia. saying we're going to cut the size of government. that's going over well there. plus the demographic divide in the state that i think president obama is uniquely able to exploit. and i think that that's why he's leading. >> so has mitt romney's message, how does it stay -- >> i was in ohio a few weeks...
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republicans can't win this election if they won't win florida, virginia, ohio. the map doesn't add up. what you do is divide and conquer. you have the president and vice president hitting the first key battlegrounds and see surrogates like the first lady and vice president, joe biden, you send her to other second tier states. >> joe biden in the blue collar areas, in those states of michigan, iowa, pennsylvania. ohio. where his kind of background fits very well with that middle of the road electorate that hasn't decided yet. >> you know, when you look at the key undecideds, a lot of these middle of the road voters who are still trying to figure out which way they want to go, i think what you saw from the convention here was a really impassioned message by democrats that made it very clear the distinction between these two parties. if i'm an undecided voter and looking at these two parties you saw after three days one party made it clear this is about the middle class, about the family, moving the country forward. another one is going to talk about the same old p
republicans can't win this election if they won't win florida, virginia, ohio. the map doesn't add up. what you do is divide and conquer. you have the president and vice president hitting the first key battlegrounds and see surrogates like the first lady and vice president, joe biden, you send her to other second tier states. >> joe biden in the blue collar areas, in those states of michigan, iowa, pennsylvania. ohio. where his kind of background fits very well with that middle of the...
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>> it is hard because of a state like virginia, or ohio. we started off talking about ticket splitting so i think it is possible but it is much harder if loses nationally by two or three or four points. >> i think we got to a lot. >>> our political panel is next. >>> but first, the white house soup of the day. look at this one -- this feels more like a friday soup but it feels good. it is a fall soup. cod, tomato and white bean. don't forget, you can always follow the show on facebook. you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. we'll be right back. i i had pain in my abdomen...g. it just wouldn't go away. i was spotting, but i had already gone through menopause. these symptoms may be nothing... but they could be early warning signs of a gynecologic cancer, such as cervical, ovarian, or uterine cancer. feeling bloated for no reason. that's what i remember. seeing my doctor probably saved my life. warning signs are not the same for everyone. if you think something's wrong... see your doctor. ask about gynecologic cancer. and get the i
>> it is hard because of a state like virginia, or ohio. we started off talking about ticket splitting so i think it is possible but it is much harder if loses nationally by two or three or four points. >> i think we got to a lot. >>> our political panel is next. >>> but first, the white house soup of the day. look at this one -- this feels more like a friday soup but it feels good. it is a fall soup. cod, tomato and white bean. don't forget, you can always follow...
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but i can tell you this, virginia, this is america. our problems can be solved and our challenges can be met. we've got the best workers in the world, the best business people and entrepreneurs and scientists and researchers in the world, colleges and universities in the world. there's not a country on earth that wouldn't trade places with the united states of america. so the path i'm offering may be harder, but it leads to a better place. i'm offering a practical, five-point plan to create jobs, and grow the middle class. and rebuild the economy on a stronger foundation. so let me break it down in case you guys missed the convention. just in case. or just in case you only saw michele. number one -- >> that was president obama speaking to a riled up crowd in woodbridge, virginia. michael hastings has been on the campaign trail with the president. the president is up by at least five points according to some polls, higher margins and others in virginia, the confederacy he won in 2008. and early voting starts in the state today. >> right
but i can tell you this, virginia, this is america. our problems can be solved and our challenges can be met. we've got the best workers in the world, the best business people and entrepreneurs and scientists and researchers in the world, colleges and universities in the world. there's not a country on earth that wouldn't trade places with the united states of america. so the path i'm offering may be harder, but it leads to a better place. i'm offering a practical, five-point plan to create...
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in virginia also by 5 points. in north carolina it's mitt romney by 6 points. in florida it's obama with a 2-point lead, in pennsylvania obama with an 11-point lead, in ohio, in wisconsin it's 2 points obama, in colorado it's obama by 1, in nevada, the president leading by 3 points. are you noticing a trend? how about this, the issues on which the voters are deciding the race also look good for the president. a brand new poll shows that obama is erasing mitt romney's edge when it comes to who voters trust more on the economy. he went up to 30 percent after the convention now he is back down 26%. president obama has a 42-point lead in latino voters. so when you look at all those things together, you can understand why people who want president obama to be re-elected feel like things are going their way. but if you want to be realistic about what's going on here, there's one dynamic and two numbers that you need to sort of get your head around. the dynamic is that those polls do say one thing when you look at them as a snapshot, just a moment in time. but it make
in virginia also by 5 points. in north carolina it's mitt romney by 6 points. in florida it's obama with a 2-point lead, in pennsylvania obama with an 11-point lead, in ohio, in wisconsin it's 2 points obama, in colorado it's obama by 1, in nevada, the president leading by 3 points. are you noticing a trend? how about this, the issues on which the voters are deciding the race also look good for the president. a brand new poll shows that obama is erasing mitt romney's edge when it comes to who...
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beenle holding mock debate sessions with chris van holland and campaigned yesterday in the state of virginia, keeping romney's comments about the 47% in his line of attack. >> he attacks the 47 the american people who he says paid no federal taxes. and he attacks, he, romney, attacking someone on taxes? atike me attacking someone for being passionate in politics. >> also yesterday here in new york city, president obama addressed the united nations. the general assembly there. the president strongly condemning the anti-islamic ren th mide east, but he he also says it did not justify the attack on the united states embassy. >> i know there are some who ask why don't we just ban such a video. and the answer is enshrined in our laws. our constitutio protects the right to practice f spee. cchaplre going to call me awful things every day. and i will always defend their right to do so. and we must agree, there is no ol.ech that justifiesdl >> in the last couple of weeks, he pointed out those are probably not the result of a video and were coordinated. he also delivered in his remarks a stern warnin
beenle holding mock debate sessions with chris van holland and campaigned yesterday in the state of virginia, keeping romney's comments about the 47% in his line of attack. >> he attacks the 47 the american people who he says paid no federal taxes. and he attacks, he, romney, attacking someone on taxes? atike me attacking someone for being passionate in politics. >> also yesterday here in new york city, president obama addressed the united nations. the general assembly there. the...
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for example, over there is nevada, that direction is iowa, virginia, colorado. so again, everything is very carefully choreographed. the podium is up there. we will hear the first lady and mayor of san antonio speak later on. dell case are starting to file in now. some 6,000 will be here. and the energy level, quite a night here when things get started in a few hours. tamron? >> thank you for the update. associated press with a first lady speech, likely not mentioning romney by name. the lilly led better fair pay act. let me bring in talk show host michael smerconish, senior writer allison samuels, author of "what would michelle do wo." i will start off with you since you are the only one with a book about the first lady. she said they wanted to remind you of the values of her husband. this is not the same pitch ann romney was asked to do. we know the president of course, but what is her challenge today? >> i think it is to remind people how much her husband cares about everyone, how he wants everyone to enjoy that dream of economic, sort of parody, that he stil
for example, over there is nevada, that direction is iowa, virginia, colorado. so again, everything is very carefully choreographed. the podium is up there. we will hear the first lady and mayor of san antonio speak later on. dell case are starting to file in now. some 6,000 will be here. and the energy level, quite a night here when things get started in a few hours. tamron? >> thank you for the update. associated press with a first lady speech, likely not mentioning romney by name. the...
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he's using virginia by 5 points but losing virginia women by 14. ohio by seven points overall, but ohio women by 16 points. nationally in the poll just released not commit romney is losing women across the country by ten points. it is all for him nationally, but worse for him in swing states. that is not just a liberal tank on the numbers. those are terrible numbers. he is dealing with these new crises. the most recent devastating tape of him disparaging half of the country as victims he does not care about. he is dealing with these new problems. he has all the old problems too. one of his worst old problems is women. today, in the midst of everything else, the campaign frequently started this. this is mr. romney could be baby ad. it was first coined -- hello davies is less awkward than the real language the that it actually starts with. >> welcome to america. that is what obama's policies have done. >> welcome, and daughter, to this obama healthy. don't you wish you could go back to where you came from? why does she need to be unwelcome to america
he's using virginia by 5 points but losing virginia women by 14. ohio by seven points overall, but ohio women by 16 points. nationally in the poll just released not commit romney is losing women across the country by ten points. it is all for him nationally, but worse for him in swing states. that is not just a liberal tank on the numbers. those are terrible numbers. he is dealing with these new crises. the most recent devastating tape of him disparaging half of the country as victims he does...
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. >> virginia is one of those states. >> there are none of these states he can afford to lose and as i -- kind of straining with the metaphor, he just makes it harder for himself at every turn. it's not only does he not want to talk about taxes, every day, when is the last time anybody can remember mitt romney winning a news cycle. >> thus the point of my prolonged wind baggy open to this show -- >> beautiful wind, cooling all of us, soothing across the plains. >> like a bad -- we don't want to get too far into that. >> but let's go back to -- this has been -- you talked to the romney camp. this has been going on since july. >> it's 50 days from election day and we haven't spent a day in the last -- in my memory and now granted i'm adult. >> yes, very old? >> but in my memory i can't remember the last day we spent talking about the nurse of barack obama's stewardship. that's the only message they have that wins and we're 50 days out and going to spend the rest of this week talking about this and you pointed out at the beginning, i'll shut up, be it's just escalates and elevates how i
. >> virginia is one of those states. >> there are none of these states he can afford to lose and as i -- kind of straining with the metaphor, he just makes it harder for himself at every turn. it's not only does he not want to talk about taxes, every day, when is the last time anybody can remember mitt romney winning a news cycle. >> thus the point of my prolonged wind baggy open to this show -- >> beautiful wind, cooling all of us, soothing across the plains. >>...
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tommy thompsonson, george allen craig, neck and neck in virginia. they are real pros trying to keep alive politically and want some real separation as they say in the nfl from this guy, romney. what's going on? >> well, you know, romney is taking all these hits in the last four weeks from his miserable trip to london and clint eastwood and not mentioning the troops in afghanistan, the disaster with the libyan statement and the video i made public earlier this week and the thing is, if he had a real good overarching strategic plan and message that the conservative republican elites here and members of the senate had any -- could see, could discern, i think people would be more willing to stand by him. but he doesn't have a strong rudder. every day it's like he changes strategy. he's going to be more moderate or red meat to the conservative, be an outsider, insider. obama says black, i'll say white today so the campaign is bouncing around like a ping-pong ball being buffeted by winds. without a strong rudder, you move back and forth. that's what peggy
tommy thompsonson, george allen craig, neck and neck in virginia. they are real pros trying to keep alive politically and want some real separation as they say in the nfl from this guy, romney. what's going on? >> well, you know, romney is taking all these hits in the last four weeks from his miserable trip to london and clint eastwood and not mentioning the troops in afghanistan, the disaster with the libyan statement and the video i made public earlier this week and the thing is, if he...